The last time Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter and HBO hooked up, we got the brilliant Emmy Award-winning Boardwalk Empire. Now they’re joining forces again for a new TV series, and this time they’re even throwing in some Mick Jagger. Those powerhouses of film, TV and music have now developed Vinyl, an exciting new drama set in the turbulent 1970’s music scene. …
[column size=one_half position=first ] The ninja sub-genre is for the most pretty sad. Kung fu films have since the Seventies – with a big debt to 36 Chambers of Shaolin – evolved into a spectacular display of action. Last Updated: October 5, 2015
In a little over a month we will see the charismatic, death defying, super spy James Bond return to big screens in the highly anticipated Spectre. Being a huge fan of the franchise I was among those with reservations on the casting of Daniel Craig as 007. Craig however has since made me change my opinion, along with the hoards …
I really need to get myself a crystal ball, and maybe some flowing robes, because clearly I know a thing or two about predictions. Way, way back, I made a post about the Top 10 Comics Marvel Should Adapt For TV, and out of those listed we’ve already seen Powers, Jessica Jones, Heroes for Hire (which is basically Luke Cage), The …
You may have noticed some are calling Matt Damon the un-Sean Bean. Instead of getting killed, his career appears to be about being rescued all the time. First Saving Private Ryan, then Interstellar and now The Martian. The film industry is spending a lot of cash rescuing Damon, but audiences clearly love seeing that. Last Updated: October 5, 2015
Is it Retro-Month, and I just didn’t get the memo?! First there was the A-Team remake, then this morning we got the news that a new MacGyver series is in the works, and now comes the report from Deadline that Fox is developing a TV series adaptation of fan favourite action movie franchise Lethal Weapon! I may just be getting …
In the immortal words of Robin Williams in Jumanji, “WHAT YEAR IS IT?!”. Just the other day we were hearing about a new TV series reboot for The A-Team, and now comes word that fellow iconic 80’s TV series MacGyver is also being resurrected. Expect sales in Swiss Army knives to suddenly skyrocket. The report comes from THR who report …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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